The force appears to be with police officers in southern Alberta who took a young woman wearing a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume to the ground last May.
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FILE PHOTO - A storm trooper makes his way in the Star Wars themed land, Galaxy s Edge during a preview at Hollywood Studios at Disney World, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2019, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The force appears to be with police officers in southern Alberta who took a young woman wearing a Star Wars storm-trooper costume to the ground last May. The 19-year-old restaurant employee, who had agreed to wear the white uniform of a Galactic Empire soldier and carry a plastic gun as part of a promotion, ended up with a bloody nose.
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December 23, 2020 - 3:32 PM
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The force appears to be with police officers in southern Alberta who took a young woman wearing a Star Wars storm-trooper costume to the ground last May.
The 19-year-old restaurant employee, who had agreed to wear the white uniform of a Galactic Empire soldier and carry a plastic gun as part of a promotion, ended up with a bloody nose.
The Lethbridge Police Service says an investigation by Medicine Hat Police has determined that no officers will face criminal charges and the finding was reviewed by the Alberta Crown and the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team.
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Investigation into police contact before fatal collision
On Dec. 12, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding a single-vehicle collision that took place that same day, and which followed an attempted vehicle stop by members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS). The collision resulted in the deaths of two pedestrians and serious injury to the 52-year-old driver of the vehicle.
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At about 6:54 p.m., CPS received a complaint of a silver Acura travelling at a high rate of speed in the 1300 block of 17 Avenue in southwest Calgary. Police initially located the vehicle driving through the intersection of 17 Avenue and 37 Street, but were unable to maintain contact. At about 6:58 p.m., police again located the vehicle stopped at the intersection of 69 Street and 17 Avenue, and initiated a traffic stop just west of 69